OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Archives of Virology is 29. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Changes to virus taxonomy and to the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2021)	218
Changes to virus taxonomy and the Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2020)	197
Reorganizing the family Parvoviridae: a revised taxonomy independent of the canonical approach based on host association	147
2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales	146
The emergence of SARS, MERS and novel SARS-2 coronaviruses in the 21st century	139
Recent changes to virus taxonomy ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2022)	133
Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee	110
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Efficacy of favipiravir in COVID-19 treatment: a multi-center randomized study	108
Antiviral activity of berberine	96
The roles of signaling pathways in SARS-CoV-2 infection; lessons learned from SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV	64
Viral infections and their relationship to neurological disorders	58
2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales	58
Taxonomic update for mammalian anelloviruses (family Anelloviridae)	55
Comprehensive analysis of genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in different geographic regions of India: an endeavour to classify Indian SARS-CoV-2 strains on the basis of co-existing mutations	50
A palindromic RNA sequence as a common breakpoint contributor to copy-choice recombination in SARS-COV-2	43
Establishment of five new genera in the family Geminiviridae: Citlodavirus, Maldovirus, Mulcrilevirus, Opunvirus, and Topilevirus	42
Viral meningitis: an overview	42
Peste des petits ruminants in Africa: a review of currently available molecular epidemiological data, 2020	38
Full-length genome characterization of a novel recombinant vaccine-like lumpy skin disease virus strain detected during the climatic winter in Russia, 2019	37
The common risk factors for progression and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis	34
The ins and outs of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs)	33
Family Genomoviridae: 2021 taxonomy update	33
Human gene polymorphisms and their possible impact on the clinical outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection	33
2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales	33
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RNAscope® in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry techniques	32

Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly	31
Pro-inflammatory CXCL-10, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6: biomarkers of SARS-CoV-2 infection	31
Emergence and spread of the potential variant of interest (VOI) B.1.1.519 of SARS-CoV-2 predominantly present in Mexico	29
The potential of drug repositioning as a short-term strategy for the control and treatment of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2): a systematic review	29
Tetracycline and viruses: a possible treatment for COVID-19?	29